Metal of the Past, Metal of the Future
Copper, the first metal worked by humans, will be crucial to decarbonization, and could be the path to a Chinese Century.
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Obama Speech, Detroit, McDonald's
(1) Obama's Knox College Speech: Today's post will be brief, because it's Friday afternoon.
The Economics Anti-Textbook: A Critical Thinker’s Guide to Microeconomics, by Rod Hill and Tony Myatt
It was the perfect “natural experiment:” in April 1992, New Jersey’s minimum-wage was scheduled to rise from $4.
Robert Pollin: Beyond Debt and Growth
Our July/August issue is almost out; we will be sending out the electronic version to e-subscribers early next
NYT Sneers at MMT, etc.
This one is for the demise of (part of) DOMA; hat-tip to Patrick C. (New Hope Church is an
Collapsing Investment and the Great Recession
Investment in real inputs--structures and machinery used to boost future output and productivity--is one of the ways that
Pursuing Profits--or Power?
Do corporations seek to maximize profits? Or do they seek to maximize power? The two may be complementary--wealth begets
Black-White Income Differences: What’s Happened?
Dear Dr. Dollar: There is a great deal of awareness of the general increase of income inequality in the United
Links and Updates
Today I will do things in twos: (1) Two new articles: * Banking on the Public, by Abby Scher, a report-
Ron Baiman on Krugman, Galbraith, and Varoufakis
.The latest from Ron Baiman of the Chicago Political Economy Group. The piece from James Galbraith and Yanis Varoufakis he
Bill Black: Heritage, Ecuador, and Correa
.The latest from Bill Black. His latest and final installment on econ Nobel laureate Roger Meyerson, The Game Theoretical CEO: